What´s New In History - A Slice of PIE
Before Greek, Latin, or Sanskrit, there was PIE: Proto-Indo-European. Bernie and Garry Stevens unpack the new book PROTO, focusing on the Anatolian branch—especially the Hittites—and what their strang...
19 Nov 202533min
227. 506 BC - The Clash at Boju: Sun Tzu’s Moment (500 BCs part 10)
It’s 506 BCE. The armies of Wu and Chu have finally met at Boju after years of rising tension, personal vendettas, and political ambition. In this episode, we break down the strategies, leadership, an...
12 Nov 202541min
226. 506 BC The Battle of Boju (500s BC part 9)
It started with exiles, legendary assassinations, and a dream of revenge. This is the opening act of the Wu–Chu War, where the state of Wu punched far above its weight — and the state of Chu didn’t se...
29 Okt 202538min
225. 508 BC Greek Democracy part 4 (530s BC part 8)
In this "final" episode of our examination of ancient Greek democracy we compare it with the early Roman Republic which began "coincidentally" at the same time.This won't be the last time we refer to ...
15 Okt 202538min
What´s New In History: Sloths, Mastodons, and Armadillos the Size of Cars
New science is rewriting the story of Ice Age South America. Humans didn’t just live alongside the giants — they hunted them. Join me as we explore the lives, deaths, and legacies of the GIANT BEASTS ...
8 Okt 202519min
224. 508 BC Greek Democracy part 3 (500s BC part 7)
In this episode we talk about men that made up the fleet and army, how the courts worked (you would definitely get jury duty in this system!), and how you could be "dishonored" and thus lose your "civ...
1 Okt 202520min
What´s New In History: A Hydraulic Hoax?
We got a letter from a listener—an actual hydraulic engineer—calling SHENANIGANS! on the big claims of building the pyramids with water power as we explored in a recent episode. So we brought Garry ba...
24 Sep 202520min
223. 508 BC The Boule – 500 Random Guys and the Birth of Bureaucracy (500s BCs part 6)
Democracy wasn’t just showing up and voting in Athens—it needed infrastructure, and that’s where the Boule came in. This episode explores how 500 citizens, chosen at random, met daily to steer the Ath...
17 Sep 202545min
